BOONE – A dismissed lawsuit seeking damages from the town of Boone has been appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, based in Richmond, Va., in the latest legal maneuver related to the 2013 Boone Best Western carbon monoxide deaths.
The following information is courtesy of the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
BOONE – While construction of Blue Ridge Energy’s substation in the Rutherwood area along U.S. 421 near the intersection with Old U.S. 421 is still two or three years away, the site prep has been ongoing in 2019, according to local utility Blue Ridge Energy.
ZIONVILLE — A Mountain City, Tenn., man was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash on Sept. 16 after his Dodge truck traveled down an embankment off of U.S. 421 in Zionville.
BOONE — Former Boone Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Dan Meyer has been selected by the Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives to receive its Lifetime Achievement Award. The ceremony will take place during an awards luncheon at the CACCE Annual Management Conference O…
BOONE – A motorcyclist has been discharged from the hospital after being hit by an SUV on N.C. 105 on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 13, according to a spokesperson from the Appalachian Regional Healthcare System.
Marjorie Sibley Canaday, of Gorge View Drive, Blowing Rock, N.…
Pauline Greene Hayes, 83, of Boone, N.C., passed away Septembe…
David Harrison Lewis, 66, of Boone, N.C., passed away Septembe…
Nancy Hicks Vannoy, 92, of Todd, N.C., passed away September 1…
Barry Wilson Breeland, 69, of Vilas, N.C., passed away Sunday,…
Far too often, after another mass shooting of innocent people in our nation, our politicians and media reporters naturally demand action that “something must be done.” Some call for stronger purchasing restrictions and regulations for gun ownership or banning assault rifles, bump stocks and …
Just when we thought colleges could not spout loonier ideas, we have a new one from American University. They hired a professor to teach other professors to grade students based on their “labor” rather than their writing ability. The professor that American University hired to teach that non…
The sudden and bitter departure of John Bolton from the White House was baked in the cake from the day he arrived there.
New highways and bridges represent new directions and opportunities for us to travel. Yet, as we begin traveling the Baldridge Bridge — and many of us will, on a daily basis — let’s take a moment to reflect on the road that led us to this Deep Gap junction.
I remember when the inherent boredom of redistricting was a laugh line.
The Downtown Boone Development Association unveiled a new mural with the downtown Boone logo on Sept. 6. The Watauga High School band played a few pieces for the event. Video by Kayla Lasure.
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